Radiographically Occult Carcinomatous Spread of Breast Cancer to the Liver: A Challenging Case
| Autor: | Patrick M. Dillon, Christiana Brenin, Akriti Gupta, Paul Marshall, Trish A Millard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Case Report Ductal carcinoma medicine.disease lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Occult lcsh:RC254-282 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Breast cancer Oncology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis medicine Percutaneous liver biopsy Breast cancer cells business Complication Hepatic fibrosis Infiltration (medical) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Oncological Medicine, Vol 2019 (2019) Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2090-6714 2090-6706 |
| Popis: | Metastatic carcinomatosis to the liver is a pattern of malignant infiltration that tends to provoke hepatic fibrosis. It is a rare complication of multiple solid tumor types and often seen in the absence of discrete tumor mass in the liver. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman with metastatic ductal carcinoma of the breast who presented with rising serum tumor markers and mildly cirrhotic contour of the liver on a CT scan. An early diagnosis of occult spread to the liver was made by means of a percutaneous liver biopsy showing desmoplastic response to invasive breast cancer cells found diffusely in the liver. This case highlights a rare pattern of metastatic spread of breast cancer as well as predisposing and prognostic features. |
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